Council of the City of Sydney v Bishop [2019] NSWCA 157

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the City of Sydney v Bishop [2019] NSWCA 157 Hearing dates: 14 March 2019 Date of orders: 28 June 2019 Decision date: 28 June 2019 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [12]; Brereton JA at [41] Decision: (1) Appeal allowed. (2) Set aside the judgment and orders made at first instance on 10 July 2018. (3) Give judgment for the appellant against the respondent. (4) Order the respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the proceedings at first instance and on appeal. (5) Grant the respondent a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW). Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – personal injury – respondent tripped on kerb in pedestrian precinct – duty of care to warn pedestrians of height differential – whether risk obvious – whether failure to use yellow highlighting constituted breach of a duty to warn – whether absence of warning causative of harm to person aware of hazard and not looking down Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5C, 5D, 5F, 5H Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alameddine v Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Pty Ltd (2015) 324 ALR 355; [2015] NSWCA 219 Brodie v Singleton Shire Council; Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 206 CLR 512; [2001] HCA 29 CG Maloney Pty Ltd v Hutton-Potts [2006] NSWCA 136 Collins v Clarence Valley Council (2015) 91 NSWLR 128; [2015] NSWCA 263 Fallas v Mourlas (2006) 65 NSWLR 418; [2006] NSWCA 32 Glad Retail Cleaning Pty Ltd v Alvarenga (2013) 86 NSWLR 191; [2013] NSWCA 482 Hawkesbury Sports Council v Martin [2019] NSWCA 76 Jaber v Rockdale City Council [2008] NSWCA 98 Jones v Bartlett (2000) 205 CLR 166; [2000] HCA 56 Laoulach v Ibrahim [2011] NSWCA 402 Liverpool Catholic Club Ltd v Moor [2014] NSWCA 394 Phillis v Daly (1988) 15 NSWLR 65 Ratewave Pty Ltd v BJ Illingby [2017] NSWCA 103 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330; [2007] HCA 42 Wyong Shire Council v Vairy [2004] NSWCA 247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Council of the City of Sydney (appellant) Karen Bishop (respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Sexton SC w D Kelly (appellant) D Campbell SC w J Wilson (respondent)